Farm Help

For a variety of reasons, most cows have gone to town before they reach the age of 13 or 14. But that doesn’t mean ranchers should be in a hurry to get rid of them.

Arkansas will now require that non-virgin bulls sold for breeding purposes be tested within 30 days of the date of sale for trichomoniasis.

Daren Redfearn, a Forage and Pasture Management Specialist for the University of Oklahoma in Stillwater, Okla., appreciates the wisdom in old sayings. When talking about baling hay, “waste not, want not” and “make hay while the sun shines” both come to mind, and both are closely related.

For a variety of reasons, most cows have gone to town before they reach the age of 13 or 14. But that doesn’t mean ranchers should be in a hurry to get rid of them.

It’s no secret that consumers are asking more questions about how their food is produced. In Missouri, a handful of agriculture groups are trying to make sure the answers come from farmers, and they’re capitalizing on the traditions of St. Louis Cardinals baseball and June Dairy Month in the process.

Spotted knapweed has become a significant weed issue in the Ozarks during recent years, according to Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist, University of Missouri Extension.

Not everyone can tour a dairy farm. But through social media, they can certainly get to know one.

Daren Redfearn, a Forage and Pasture Management Specialist for the University of Oklahoma in Stillwater, Okla., appreciates the wisdom in old sayings. When talking about baling hay, “waste not, want not” and “make hay while the sun shines” both come to mind, and both are closely related.

According to the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, the industry of agriculture has the second highest fatality rate among youth workers at 21.3 per 100,000 and an estimated 3,600 youth are injured each year while performing farm work.

Though most ranchers no longer rely on horses to do their chores with, the old saying “rode hard and put away wet” often still applies. Producers often use their ATVs for all sorts of jobs, regardless of the weather. The 4-wheeler does the jobs that a pickup can’t. It crosses rocky ravines, muddy ditches and takes you anywhere you need to go. The problem comes when we don’t take our trusted steed where it needs to go – the repair shop.